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On the recordJuly 12, 2017
I was so troubled to see that this administration is proposing cutting hundreds of millions of dollars for early childhood programs including Childcare Develop Block Grants, Head Start, Preschool Development Grants.
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic · Oregon

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Bonamici expresses concern over proposed cuts to early childhood funding.

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